In Mauritania, the National Assembly approved, Monday in Nouakchott, a bill on the production, importation, consumption, marketing, distribution, advertising and promotion of tobacco and its derivatives.
NUMEROUS PROHIBITIONS ON TOBACCO PRODUCTS
The Mauritanian National Assembly approved, on Monday in Nouakchott, a draft law on the production, importation, consumption, marketing, distribution, advertising and promotion of tobacco and its derivatives, APA reported. law passed unanimously prohibits the advertising of tobacco, makes mandatory the mention of nuisance to health on outer packaging and requires awareness of the population, young people first, the dangers of smoking.
It also prohibits the consumption of tobacco products in public places. " The law aims to reduce the effects of smoking with regard to its disastrous repercussions on the collective and individual health Said the Minister of Health, Kane Boubacarwho defended bill law.
The minister said smoking is the main cause of cancers of the lungs, colon, kidneys and prostate, not to mention its risks to the pregnant woman and the fetus. For their part, MEPs were very enthusiastic about this new legislation and called for an effective mechanism for its implementation.
Source : Journaldeconakry.com/
